Closure for barrels



(No Model.)

L. L. EMERSON. CLOSURE FOR BARRELS, 6w.

Patented July 8, 1890.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LUTHER L. FRIERSON, OF MOUNT PLEASANT, TENNESSEE.

CLOSURE FOR BARRELS, 86C.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 431,940, dated July 8, 1890.

Application filed December 5, 1889. Serial No. 332,651. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LUTHER L. FRIERSON,

I a citizen of the United States, residing at ing surfaces.

My invention consists in the several novel features of construction and new combinations of parts hereinafter fully described, and then pointed out in the claims.

In the annexed drawings, illustrating the invention, Figure 1 is a plan view of a cover of a barrel or other receptacle, showing my invention as applied thereto. Fig. 2 is aplan view of a barrel or other cylindrical vessel with the cover removed. Fig. 3 is an enlarged central vertical section of the upper portion of a barrel or other receptacle with the cover attached and securely fastened in place. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a flat-shanked bolt employed in securing the cover to the barrel or other vessel in accordance with my invention.

Referring to the drawings, the referencenumeral 1 designates a barrel or other vessel, which, though shown as a cylinder, may be of any desired form, size, and material suit able for packing and transporting various kinds of goods. To the inner face of the barrel or other vessel in its upper end are secured at suitable points or intervals a number of vertical bolts 2, the lower ends of which are in the form of flat shanks or plates 3 integral with said bolts and provided with perforations 4. for the passage of rivets 5, by which the bolts are fastened to the barrel, as shown in Fig. 3, by reference to which it will be seen that the bolts project above the barrel or other vessel a sufficient distance to properly engage the cover 6, as hereinafter described. The cover 6 may be made of one tents of the package.

or more thicknesses of any suitable material, and is provided with a depending annular flange 7, adapted to fit closely around the upper portion of the barrel or other receptacle. This flange assists in holding the cover in place and in forming a close-fitting joint between it and the vessel to which it is attached. If the cover is made of metal, the flange 7 maybe integral therewith, as is usual in metallic covers. If desired, the outer portion of the cover, including the flange 7, may

be made of metal,while the under side of the cover can be composed of wood or other suitable material. To the inner face of the cover 6 is attached an elastic annulus 8, of rubber, felt, or other appropriate material, which is arranged in such proximity to the edge of the cover that it will rest upon the edge of the barrel or other vessel when the cover is in place to assist in forming a tight joint to exclude the access of air and preserve the con- It is obvious that a cover thus provided with a flange 7 and annulus 8 is of special value for closing barrels or'otller receptacles in which perishable food products are packed for transportation. The top of the cover 6 is provided with a flat transverse plate or plates 9, preferably so arranged and connected as to brace the cover andform a handle 10 therefor, besides affording bearings for nuts 11,placed on the upper ends of the bolts 2, which are arranged to project through openings 12, formed in the cover and in the plate or plates 9, secured thereto. As shown in Fig. 3, the plates 9 and handle 10 are preferably formed integral, the central portion or han dle being suitably bowed and rounded to adapt it to the hand in removing the cover or for putting it in place. The plates 9 may be secured to the cover by screws or other fastenings, and are of such length as to permit their outer ends to be bent down onto the flange 7 and secured thereto to brace said flange.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that the cover 6 is seen-rely fastened in place by means of the nuts 11 on the upper threaded ends of the bolts 2, projecting through the cover and through the plates 9,

applied to the outer side of the, cover. The arrangement of the flat shanks of the bolts directly on the internal surface of the barrel or vessel permits a flanged cover to be used, and also avoids all danger of the bolts being damaged or displaced during transportation, and this is an advantage.

If desired, the cover 6 may be provided on the under side with a depending portion 13, extending down a short distance and made to fit closely in the mouth of the barrel'or other package or vessel, as shown in Fig, 3. This depending portion 13 of the cover 6 fits tightly against the inner Walls of the barrel or other vessel at its top and assists greatly in rendering the cover air-tight, and also serves to add strength to the mouth of the barrel or package, so that during transportation it is not liable to be crushed or gotten out:of shape by the rough, usage to which barrels and similar packages are often subjected. portion 13 can-be lined, if desired,.with any suitable non-conductor of heat to more thoroughly protect the contents of the package.

What I claim as my invention.is

1. A barrel on packing vessel having bolts provided with flat shanks secured directly to the internal surface of the vessel,in combinationwith a cover and a plate permanently secureddirectly to the, top surface of the cover and bentinto a central handle, said cover provided Withorifices coinciding with orifices in the plate for the passage of the bolts, substantially as described.

2. A barrel or similar vessel having screwbolts provided with shanks secured directly to the internal surface ofthevesseh in combination witha cover provided withapcndent The underside of the depending annular flange overlying the external surface of thevessel, said cover havingv orifices at points inside the flange for the passage of the screw -bolts, and clamping-nuts on the bolts, substantially as described.

3. A barrel or packing vessel having bolts provided, with flat shanks secured directly to the internal surface of the vessel, in combination with a cover having a pendent surrounding flange overlying the vessel, and a cross-plate secured directly to the top surface of the cover and bent between its ends into a handle, said cover being provided in side the pendent flange with orifices coinciding with orifices in the cross -,plate for the passage of the bolts, substantially as described.

' 4. A barrel or packingvessel having bolts provided with flat shanks secured directly to the internalsurface of the vessel, in combination with a cover having a pendent surround,-

ing flange, and a cross-plate secured directly to the top surface of the cover bent centrally into a handle andhaving. its ends turned down upon and secured to the flange ofthe cover, said cover being provided inside its pendent flange with orifices coinciding with orifices in the cross-plate for the passageof the bolts, substantiallyas described.

Intestimony whereof I have affixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

LUTHER L. FRIERSON,

Witnesses:

C. C. BARRETT, J. H. WEAVER. 

